Office-desk appliance



S. KIELAR.

OFKICE DESK APPLIANCE.

APPLlcATloN man MAY31.1919.

woll/mug .Extented Mar. 16, 1920.

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S. KIELAR.

OFFICE DESK APPLIANGE. APPLICATION FILED MAI 31.51919.

STANISLAW KIELAR, OF MILVJaUKEE, WISCONSIN.

OFFCE-DESK APPLIANCE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented ll'ar. 16, 1920.

Application led May 31, 1919. Serial No.7301,06.

To @llanto/1t it may Concern Bc it known that l, Swinnen-m' Human, a citizen or" the United States of America, residing at Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of Wisconsin, have inrented certain new and useful Improvements in @thee-Desk Appliances, oi' which the following is a specification.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a desk article serviceable for use both as a memorandum calendar for calling attention to appointments from day to day and retaining such data as well as furnishing a supply of suitable cards in position for writing thereon and readily removable singly whenever desired.

A further object of the invention te provide a card holder for desks automatically positioning successive cards in writing position and having a pencil mounting means serving as a retainer against disassembling the device, although flexible at will for renewing the'supply of cards.

A still further object of the invention is te provide in connection with a card holde.` for desks, a calendar memorandum strip in winding position readily changeable for viewing and use, tensioning means being provided for the operating means thereof.

With these general objects in view. the invention will be now fully described, reference being had to the accompanying drawings in which similar characters represent corresponding parts throughout the several views,

En the drawings,

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the invention positioned for use,

Fig. 2 is transverse v :tical sectional view of the invention taken upon line II-II of Fig. 3,

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the invention.

Fig. 4 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view taken upon line IV-IV of Fig. 3,

Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional view taken upon line V-V of Fig. 37

Fig. 6 is a rear elevational view of the calendar member with the rear plate and adjusting screw removed, and

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of one end portion of the base plate.

My invention broadly consists of a card holder 10 carried by a block 11 for seating upon a desk such as 12 while a casing 13 of a calendar member is removably attached inclined at the rear of the holder 10 and opposite in position to a removable pencil 14.

n card holder 10 comprising a base 15 countersunk within the block 11 and having a rectangular depression 16 for the detachable reception oi the rectangular frame 17 forming the sides of the holder. A projecting lip 18 upon one end ot the trame 17 fits within a socket 19 in one end of the base 15 while resilient posts 20 adjacent the opposite end of the base are adapted for the reception of the iframe 17 therebetween. Outl'ardly projecting pins 21 upon the trame 17 are received within perforations 22 of the post 20 when the frame is seated in the depression 16 with the card holder assembled.

A. platform 23 within the frame 17 is seated upon springs 24 tending` to force the platform toward an inwardly projecting U- shaped flange 25 at the top of the' frame 17 andy whereby the uppermost one of a plurality of cards 26 upon the platform is positioned ready for writing thereon'at the top of the holder 10. The iange 25 does not cover one end 27 of the frame 17 permitting the removal of the uppermost card when.- ever desired, leaving the next card exposed Yfor writing purposes.

Hangers or clips 28 and 29 upon the front side of the frame 17 are adapted for holding the pencil 14 preferably secured by a chain 30 to the clip 28. The clip 29 is pivoted on a stud 31 carried by the frame 17 normally overlying the adjacent post 2O and retaining the frame 17 from being removed irom the depression 16. Upon removino' the pencil 14, thel clip 29 may be swung upwardly on the stud 31, releasing the post 20 therebeneath and permitting the post to spread outwardly for releasing the pins 21 and permitting upward and longitudinal movement oi' the frame 17 during its removal from the depression 16. The springs 24 being secured to the base 15 and the platform 23 being secured to said springs, the refilling of the holder 10 with cards 26 is readily accomplished by mounting the cards upon the platform 23 and then replacing the frame 17 in the depression 16.

The calendar member 13 comprises a substantially rectangular casing having 'one end 32 bent for reception within an outwardly struck loop 33 yin the rear side of the fraine 17, the calendar' or casing 13 at such times being rearwardly inclined upon the frame in its nornial operative position.

The calendar casing 13 has a relnovable rear plate 34 slidable therein while spaced rollers 35 are transversely journaled through the franie 13 having operating wheels 36 outwardly of the casing at the opposite sides thereof. The combined calendar and memorandum strip 37 wound uponthe rollers 35 pass through spaced slots 38 in the forward side 39 of the casing 13 with eX- posed portions of the strip flatly engaging the central portion of the front of the casing between said slots 33. Any suitable date designations such as i0 may be provided suitably spaced upon the strip 37 and upon turning either of the rollers 35 by means of its wheel 36, the strip 37 is inoved in either direction required for bringing therdesired portion of the strip viewable forwardly of the casing 13.

A cross-shaped follower l1 forined of resilient material fits within the casing 13 inwardly of the back plate 3st having curve-d arin portions 42 bearing upon the roller portions of the strip 37 carried by the rollers 35, A tensioning screw 43 threaded centrally through the plate 34 bears in a central socket all of the follower 41 and wherebyvv the tension of the arins l2 upon the rolled strip is regulated at will.. Y Y

The complete operation ofthe invention will be apparent from this detailed description thereof, the use of the vpencil 14 upon the uppermost one of the cards 26 being already set forth as well as the manner of disassembling the holder 10 for inserting a new supply of cards 2G. The Wheels 36 are turned for changing the position of the strip 37, each exposed portion of the strip having sufficient space for holding suitable notes or nicnioranda written thereon by the pencil 14 when desired, while the tension of the strip is regulated by the screw 43 so that the portion of the strip outwardly of the casing 13 will be nilaintained taut for readily writing thereon whenever desired.

While the forni of the invention herein set forth is believed to be preferable, it will be understood that minor changes may be n'rade therein without departing froni the spirit and scope of the invention'as claimed.

YJhat I claiin as new is In combination with a card holder, a casing removably mounted inclined thereon haring transverse slots spaced apart in the front side thereof, transverse rollers journaled within the casing, a memorandum calendar strip upon said rollers passing through said slots flatly engaging the intermediate portion of the casing side7 the rear side of said casing being slidably re movable, a cross-shaped resilient follower within the casing having curved arm por-v tions seated upon the strip wound upon the rollers and having a central depression and a tensioning screw threaded through the rear side of the casing bearing in the said depression.

In testimony whereof I affix lny signature,

STANISLAVV KIELAR. 

